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- Dictionaryvain/vān/
adjective
- 1. having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth: "their flattery made him vain" Similar Opposite
- 2. producing no result; useless: "a vain attempt to tidy up the room" Similar Opposite
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Vain means having or showing excessive pride, futile, or worthless. Learn the difference between vain and vainly, see synonyms and antonyms, and explore the word history and usage of vain.
Vain can mean unsuccessful, of no value, or too proud of yourself. Learn how to use it in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Vain means proud, empty, or worthless. Learn how to use it in sentences, phrases, and idioms, and find synonyms and antonyms for vain.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride. adjective. unproductive of success. “a vain attempt” synonyms: bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless. unproductive. not producing or capable of producing. Pronunciation. US. /veɪn/ UK. /veɪn/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Vain."
Vain can mean unsuccessful, of no value, or too proud of yourself. Learn how to use it in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms, and translations.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective vain, which can mean not producing the desired result or too proud of oneself. See examples, synonyms and idioms with vain.
Learn the meaning of vain as an adjective, noun, and adverb, and how to use it in different contexts. Find out the synonyms, pronunciation, and idioms of vain, and see examples from various sources.
Vain means excessively proud of one's appearance, qualities, etc.; conceited, or without effect or avail; worthless. Find synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and translations of vain in English and Spanish.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word vain, such as fruitless, worthless, or conceited. Find synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and examples of vain in sentences.
VAIN means failing to achieve what was intended, or showing extreme pride in one's own qualities. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, with synonyms, idioms, and translations.
